Castle Stuart fourballs

[brendy]

Have I missed the post or are we still awaiting the draw?
Sat here looking at the route up for Friday, Passing troon, Gleneagles and a dozen more courses! Can't wait!

 

[brendy]

Arghh the anticipation!

 

[DelB]

Maybe MikeH is just holding off to see whether we will need golf shoes or snow shoes!!

 

[viscount17]

what allowance do you have to make for volcanic ash on a downhill sloping lie?

 

[DelB]

A free drop and it will hopefully melt the snow too.

 

[Screwback]

Just looked at the weather forecast and it looks as though it will be dry but cloudy on the Friday and the Sunday but there will be showers off rain kicking about on the Saturday resonably breezy every day. Still feeling cold but hopefully the need for a snow plough will be minimal.

 

[brendy]

Mike just told me that hes going to do the draw Sunday or Monday when he gets back from his hols.

 

[Dodger]

I am more bothered with this...


http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp?zipcode=nairn

I hope it is a pisstake! Who wants to snuggle up tight to keep warm in the caravan of love lads??!!

 

[stevek1969]

Ah good old Scottish weather Alan that'll sort out those Southern softies

 

[brendy]

Pfft thats the height of summer up there! We'll be grand.

 

[Smiffy]

Ah good old Scottish weather Alan that'll sort out those Southern softies

That's for sure.
I didn't go out in crap weather like that down here with the course 2 minutes up the road.
To think I'm considering flying 500 miles to go out in it???

 

[patricks148]

I wouldn't worry to much about a long range forecast like that. It was supposed to be crap all this week up here, but its beeen lovely. The nearest weather station for most forecastes is Aviemore. I'm sure it will be fine. Bring your waterproofs just in case

 

[Smiffy]

I wouldn't worry to much about a long range forecast like that.

It wouldn't be so bad if it was only the one out of the three forecasts I had looked at was giving that crap weather.
Trouble is, all three of them are

 

[triguy]

Being the techy environmentalist that I am here is the summation of the weather models for next week - quite low confidence and high variance levels, either way though I think we will need the early spring rather than the early summer gear.
"Planning Outlook: All mountain areas of Britain from Saturday, 17th April, 2010
Rain, turning to snow in northern Scotland on Saturday - where upland gales will blow most of the day. Higher summits
below freezing on Sunday and Monday across Britain, but generally dry with the air very clear. Beyond, no sign of major
changes, although forecast model outcomes differ in terms of the length of the period of cold northerly winds - some
maintaining them most of the week with a few showers (mainly as hail/snow on the Scottish Highlands), whilst a narrow
majority bring slowly warming conditions (under high pressure) mid-week, and later in the week, milder still as winds turn
broadly southerly.
Forecast issued at 07:54 Friday, 16/04/10"

Either way I am looking forward to this.

 

[Smiffy]

Either way I am looking forward to this.

Are you a sadist or a masochist???

 

[triguy]

Depends on the situation!!

 

[DCB]

Any of our Southern brethern thinking of alternative travel plans just in case current flight restrictions are still in place ?

 

[viscount17]

I'm calling Smiffy this evening, desperate to play this despite my dire performance at the Interservices.

I suspect EasyJet are going to be a sticking point. if we cancel they won't pay up, if we have to wait for them to say the flight's off it may be too late to do anything.

 

[colint]

Getting really worried about the flight, even if they're back on there's going to be a backlog. Choice is an 8 hour drive or 9 hour train ride !

 

[Dodger]

Viscount I think there may be an issue but I sincerely hope you can make it up despite all the problems going on and I look forward to sharing a pint or two again......here's hoping it all works out and the bloody dust pisses right off!